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A $50M Fix For NJ’s Overworked Unemployment System Underway
Lawmakers clear bill that would use federal coronavirus relief funding to improve outdated technology
Labor Department Would Be Audited Amid Unemployment Delays Under Proposed N.J. Bill
The Senate Labor Committee on Monday approved a bill requiring a performance audit of a state unemployment office that has struggled for months to keep up with claims from the nearly 1.5 million New Jersey workers during the pandemic crisis.
Ravaged By Covid-19, Polluted Communities Demand Environmental Justice
Growing up in Newark’s South Ward, Kim Gaddy often struggled to breathe. When her asthma was at its worst and inhaling stung and failed to fill her lungs, she would wind up in the local emergency room. Gaddy spent considerably more time in the ER when her three children were young. They also grew up in the South Ward, where the children’s asthma rate is three times the national average.
More Companies Agree To Pay Millions To Clean Up N.J. Water Pollution
New Jersey will likely pull in another $14.8 million this year as part of a long-running lawsuit against polluters statewide, which has now earned more than $369 million overall to help pay cleanup costs.
NJ Senate Committee Advances Police Reform Bills
TRENTON, N.J. - In response to national protests calling for an end to racial discrimination and police brutality, New Jersey's Senate Law and Public Safety Committee approved a package of bills Tuesday.
Plans Underway For Building Massive Offshore Wind Farms Along Jersey Coast
The state’s utilities board drafts guidance possibly doubling the amount of capacity, ready to start seeking developers for giant project
Singleton's 'Fair Chance Housing Act' To Protect Rights Of Homeowners Passes
TRENTON, NJ -- Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to provide certain housing rights for people with criminal records was cleared by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on July 16
New Jersey Needs Rent And Mortgage Flexibility To Survive The Pandemic
Opinion
The New Jersey Legislature must act quickly to head off an eviction and foreclosure tsunami caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.